how stable is lenny
 

On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:21:06 +0800, Long Wind wrote:

> sometime I can't shutdown lenny after using it for some time (I mean
> lenny doesn't respond to my key strokes) has anyone have similar
> experience?
> I install and run some no open source software as a no-root user it
> shouldn't cause problem

I'm running several boxes with lenny (gui and non-gui based
installations) and lenny is rock solid as the first day :-)

I would investigate why your system stops responding, maybe you can start
to find out by stablishing a session via ssh and see if that still works.

Greetings,

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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote:
>
> Does the mouse still work? *If so you may simply have a KB going south. *If
> neither work it may by a problem coming out of hybernation. *If this happens
> *while* you are actively typing it could be a number of issues.
>
> When this happens, how are you getting around it? *Hard reset or power
> button? *Is this a laptop or desktop/minitower machine?
>
> --
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>
>
My PC is desktop PC.
I'm not sure if mouse work
I usually in graphics mode
when lenny doesn't respond to my key strokes
I press alt+F1 (to switch to tty)
but lenny remains in graphics mode
even pressing power button on PC case can't shutdown lenny
I have to unplug power cable to shutdown

I suspect the hard disk is failing
so I test with badblocks
but it takes too much time.


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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm running several boxes with lenny (gui and non-gui based
> installations) and lenny is rock solid as the first day :-)
>
> I would investigate why your system stops responding, maybe you can start
> to find out by stablishing a session via ssh and see if that still works.
>
> Greetings,
>
> --
> Camaleón
>
>
> --

the problem doesn't always arise
I suspect hard disk is failing
If I can connect by ssh and shutdown lenny
then, the cause of the problem comes from where?


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On Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:06:53 +0800, Long Wind wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'm running several boxes with lenny (gui and non-gui based
>> installations) and lenny is rock solid as the first day :-)
>>
>> I would investigate why your system stops responding, maybe you can
>> start to find out by stablishing a session via ssh and see if that
>> still works.
>>
> the problem doesn't always arise
> I suspect hard disk is failing

Then you can run "smartclt" (long test mode) to find out any problem with
your hard disks.

> If I can connect by ssh and shutdown lenny then, the cause of the
> problem comes from where?

If you can connect and manage the server from a remote machine that may
indicate an isolated problem not a system wide one:

1/ If you are running X server, that can mean xorg is freezed and so the
keyboard refuses to respond.

2/ If no X server running, that could mean you have a problem with the
keyboard or the port it is attached to (PS/2 or USB), try with another
one.

3/ In addition, you can check the logs when the system freezes to gather
furher information of the hang, run "top" to scan for any application
consuming several resources, etc...

Greetings,

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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Long Wind <longwind2009@gmail.com> wrote:

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:


I am impressed with the username Long Wind......** I think it is an imaginative one.* Cheers

Michael Fothergill
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On 09/23/2011 08:21 AM, Long Wind wrote:

sometime I can't shutdown lenny after using it for some time
(I mean lenny doesn't respond to my key strokes)
has anyone have similar experience?
I install and run some no open source software as a no-root user
it shouldn't cause problem


I've had the same problem at times. It is usually caused by a bad
install of a program or an update that got hosed. What cures it for me
is to purge the program I am working on at the time and reinstall it.
That is when I'm running stable. I'm now running Wheezy/testing and it
happens a little more often so I just wait for updates to fix it.


Now at times, it's not the program I'm currently using but one that is
also open at the same time and the two programs are fighting each other
for I/O. You might have to figure out what other program might be
interfering with your current program.

Cheers
Whit


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Long Wind wrote:
> Subject: how stable is lenny

Lenny is extremely stable. But just the same you should upgrade to
Squeeze. That is the current "best" release to use.

> sometime I can't shutdown lenny after using it for some time
> (I mean lenny doesn't respond to my key strokes)
> has anyone have similar experience?

Not here. Lenny is very solid and reliable. Perhaps you are having a
hardware problem? Perhaps over heating?

> I install and run some no open source software as a no-root user
> it shouldn't cause problem

Shouldn't be a problem.

Bob

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On Friday 23 September 2011 22:37:17 Bob Proulx wrote:
> Long Wind wrote:
> > Subject: how stable is lenny
>
> Lenny is extremely stable. But just the same you should upgrade to
> Squeeze. That is the current "best" release to use.

Depends, surely, on his reason for using Lenny? The beauty of Linux is that
it is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

> > sometime I can't shutdown lenny after using it for some time
> > (I mean lenny doesn't respond to my key strokes)
> > has anyone have similar experience?
>
> Not here. Lenny is very solid and reliable.

Implies, surely, that you too are using Lenny??

Long Wind - Any problems I have are of my own making! Lenny is great, and
very stable.

Lisi





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On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Then you can run "smartclt" (long test mode) to find out any problem with
> your hard disks.
>
>
> If you can connect and manage the server from a remote machine that may
> indicate an isolated problem not a system wide one:
>
> 1/ If you are running X server, that can mean xorg is freezed and so the
> keyboard refuses to respond.
>
> 2/ If no X server running, that could mean you have a problem with the
> keyboard or the port it is attached to (PS/2 or USB), try with another
> one.
>
> 3/ In addition, you can check the logs when the system freezes to gather
> furher information of the hang, run "top" to scan for any application
> consuming several resources, etc...
>
> Greetings,
>
> --
> Camaleón
>
>

Thank Camaleón and all those that help!


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Lisi wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Long Wind wrote:
> > > Subject: how stable is lenny
> >
> > Lenny is extremely stable. But just the same you should upgrade to
> > Squeeze. That is the current "best" release to use.
>
> Depends, surely, on his reason for using Lenny? The beauty of Linux
> is that it is not a one-size-fits-all solution.

True. But as the saying goes, no man is an island. I really thought
Woody was an excellent release too. And Sarge was quite good too.
But I miss 'xmms' and 'grip' now unsupported. But eventually we all
need to move forward. And there is always the Heirloom Project for
those who do not. :-)

> > Not here. Lenny is very solid and reliable.
>
> Implies, surely, that you too are using Lenny??

I am down to two last machines still running Lenny. There are
security upgrades planned to be available for another twelve months.
I have that long to work out how to make the upgrade for them.

Bob